The Labor enquirer., 1887-09-17
The Labor Party Make a
Straight and Honest
Platform.
No Palliatives or Side Issues Of Any
Kind Given any Countensnce
Whatever.

wednesday. Inc nall was well
filled. Under the head of unin-
ished business Comrade Millett
moved that the report OF both
the majority and the minority OF
the committee be rejected and
that the party stand on its spring
platform. Mr.. Cohen opposed
the motion. Mr.. Culmsee spoke
in favor of it. Mr.. Haskell spoke
against the motion understanding
it to be the municipal platform of
last spring. Mr.. Croxton correct
Cd, The platform meant was the
state platform of the Labor Party.
Mr.. Sherman spoke in favor of
telling the whole truth. Mr.. Mil
let spoke again in favor of his
motion.
Mr., Cochranc thought consis-
tency was a jewel, He was in fa-
vor Of the majority report. 1t
stated our ideas fully. For Gods
sake put the whole truth before
the people. Why when we want
the whole hog should we lie and
say we want only stale bacon.
No more molasses to catch flies
for me. There is Doodle in every
line of this Peoples Party plat
form. But we don't stand for
Doodle, we stand for principle.
Mr., Millett asked question.
Mr.. Haskell replied.
The state platform was read.
Mr., Macdonald favored the
present state platform.
Mr.. Cohen and Mr.. Culmsee
both spoke again on the question.
Upon vote the question was
defeated by a vote of 50 to 8.
The question came upon the
adoption Of the main question or
majority report.
Mr.. Croxton spoke in favor of
the minority report.
1t was moved to adjourn. Lost.
onlyyone vote was cast to adopt
the minority report. The MAORI
ty report was adopted.
The following is the report. 1t
constitutes the platform for the
fall campaign:
We, the Labor Party Club Of Denver.
hereby adopt the following platform and
declaration OF principles, to the support Of
which we ask the adherence Of all honest
and thoughtful men:
We are the party that, at the spring elec-
tions, polled In this city i,5i0 votes, who
since then have held weekly agitation meet
ings for the purpose Of studying the causes
and remedies Of poverty, misery, vice and
crime In this republic and the common
wealth OF Colorado, Diet, rmined That when
such were ascertained by the light OF SCI
ence, that we would embody them In our
platform and call upon all men TO aid In an
uprootIng OF the conditions that create these
Affections, through the medium OF the ballot.
We shall nominate ticket Of men pledg-
cd to the support of this declaration, and we
ask for them the votes Of the people.
IL we should waste our time on side issues
or keep silent, or remain slavishly In the
ranks OF the old parties. the very stones at
our feet would cry out. Murder Is commit
ted day by day through the Infamous wage
system. Children are slain, women worked
10 death, men killed in.h by inch, and these
crimes are never punished by law. The af-
fairs u this land are administered by the
capitalist class for their own benefit. They
deny Us justice, liberty and the full proceeds
of our labor. The mechanic sinks TO slav-
cry, the farmer falls to tenancy. This ad-
mlnistralion Of affairs suits us no longer. II
leads 10 disastrous consequences. In 1t Is
OF only physical but mental and moral deg
radiation. While one part Of US are worked
TO death the others out OF employment are
starved to death. There Is filth, injustice,
drunkenness, prostitution and theft. There
should be light, liberty, law, civilization and
Justice.
The competitive wage system Is the cause
of all this. Its remedy, science tells us, lies
In the cooperative association Of the collect
I've people; In the assumption and opera
tion ny them Of the natural resources, the
tools OF production, the mediums Of ex-
change, communication and transportation.
In so far us these things can be carried
out, these means enforced, these ideas put
into practice, we are pledged by this plat
form through our nominees, II elected to
apply the remedy.
Let the workers and thinkers rally to the
support OF the Right
Nominations will probably be
made on next Wednesday night.
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